Achieving Zero Hunger

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Future Smart Food: Rediscovering Hidden Treasures of Neglected and Underutilized Species for Zero Hunger in Asia. 2. Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture (NSA) and Food Systems. 3. Creating Sustainable Value Chains for Food System Transformation in South Asia. 4. Sustainable Agriculture Practices for Food Security and Zero Hunger in India. 5. The Achievement of Food and Nutrition Security in South Asia is Deeply Gendered. 6. Focus on Sustainable Agricultural Intensification and Small-scale Agriculture for Achieving Zero Hunger. 7. The Bumpy Journey of Food and Nutrition Security in India. 8. Production, Food Supply Chains, Trade and Nutrition: The Case of India. 9. Overview of Child Health and Nutrition Programme in India. 10. Importance of Agricultural Trade and Regional Cooperation for Food Security. 11. Sustainable Agricultural Research and Technology: Needs to Address Food Security. 12. Crop Biofortification for Achieving Zero Hunger by 2030. 13. Stress Resilient Crop Production for Sustainable Agriculture. 14. Redefining Food Security: Why Innovation is Not Enough. 15. How Countries Can Reduce Child Stunting at Scale: Lessons from Exemplar Countries. 16. Role of Livestock in Alleviating the Burden of Hunger by 2030. 17. Animal Health, a Prerequisite for Better Human Health: One Health Perspective. 18. Dairy Food Production Interventions for Livelihood Support and Food and Nutritional Security. 19. Aquaculture: Mitigating Global Hunger. 20. Achieving Zero Hunger Target: Innovative Solutions through Science and Technology. 21. Strategies to Achieve Zero Hunger through Agricultural Technologies. 22. Safety and Quality Assurance of Animal Food Products: Key to Achieving Zero Hunger. 23. Battle of Hunger in India: Efforts, Limitations, Possessions and the Way-Forward. Glossary. Index.

The book on Achieving Zero Hunger contains proficient lectures from international and national experts of repute in the field of agriculture and allied sectors, learned dignitaries from FAO, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, UNISCAP, ICRIER, Global Child Health and Nelis Global. The book presents a number of strategies, plans and policies that can alleviate hunger in India. The book will serve a comprehensive guide for the researchers, planers, administrators to ensure that India gets freedom from hunger and people enjoy peace, prosperity and balance in social, economic and environmental sustainability.